Wi-Fi Offloading, Why? – Chapter 7
“We Have Overcapacity – No Need for Wi-Fi Offloading”
This is what you will hear asking the more technical part of your organization about the prospect of using Wi-Fi Offloading. They are not lying. You probably have overcapacity in your cellular network, but most likely only on an average level.
White Paper: Wi-Fi Offloading, Why?
This is an excerpt from our white paper, Wi-Fi Offloading, Why?, outlining the business benefits for mobile operators. If you like what you read, download the full white paper. As a bonus, you’ll also gain access to Wi-Fi Offloading, How?, a technical deep dive into deploying Wi-Fi offloading solutions.
Yes, the overcapacity statement is likely only true on an average level looking at the whole cellular network.
As discussed extensively in this paper, Wi-Fi Offloading is primarily about providing indoor coverage. But it also plays a role in adding capacity at the right locations. Take a mobile operator stating they have overcapacity with only 60% utilization. No matter how well they plan their network, there will always be congested cell sites. We call this the “churn zone,” as users may be frustrated and find a competitor that provides better coverage and capacity.
We suggest that mobile operators do selective Wi-Fi Offloading at those locations to provide the best possible user experience.
Recorded session from July 23, 2024
Solutions for mobile / Wi-Fi convergence
As the mobile industry enters a new and much less profitable era, Wi-Fi is growing in importance as an effective, cost-efficient, and necessary complementary solution.
View this Wi-Fi Now special event recording from July 23 with Cisco, American Bandwidth, and Enea, where we explore all the current convergence offerings and their status.
When: Available on-demand.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours including presentations, panel Q&A, and audience Q&A.
